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Today’s Samil Jul (삼일절), a national holiday here in Korea. So, the staff downstairs at KNN aren’t here to write some Busan specific news for all of you to read. So, I scoured the Internet for any “Busan” specific news stories. Not much was available today unfortunately.

A South Korean man, who served time in a Japanese prison for the murders of two gangsters in 1968, said he hopes to make a return visit to Japan to pay his respects at his mother’s grave. Kim Hui Ro, 81, who was released on parole in 1999 and currently lives in Busan, South Korea, said he plans to file a request with the Japanese government around March seeking permission for a visit. Continue reading →